iCalendar vs. vCalendar
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From: Brandon on 14 Feb 2005 15:18 What is the difference between the iCalendar (.ics) and the vCalendar (.vcs) formats? When I go to File > Save As I see options for both formats, but not sure what is different about them. -- Brandon Smith IT Director Presentations Direct - Specialized Office Equipment & Supplies http://www.presentationsdirect.com
From: Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] on 14 Feb 2005 15:53 iCalendar is essentially version 2.0 of vCalendar. It has a few features that vCal doesn't support and should be your choice, unless you know there's a reason to use the earlier version. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Brandon" <bsmith(a)presentationsdirect.nospam.com> wrote in message news:udIeTJtEFHA.2700(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > What is the difference between the iCalendar (.ics) and the vCalendar > (.vcs) formats? When I go to File > Save As I see options for both > formats, but not sure what is different about them. > > -- > Brandon Smith > IT Director > Presentations Direct - Specialized Office Equipment & Supplies > http://www.presentationsdirect.com > >
From: Brandon on 14 Feb 2005 16:00 thanks. that's odd that microsoft wouldn't post ANY info on iCalendar if it's the newer version. Also, I'm wanting to set these up as links on a website so people can add events to their calendars. Would I run into compatibility issues here with earlier versions of Outlook (I'm using 2003)? -- Brandon Smith IT Director Presentations Direct - Specialized Office Equipment & Supplies http://www.presentationsdirect.com "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp(a)outlookcode.com> wrote in message news:OFsd3dtEFHA.3728(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > iCalendar is essentially version 2.0 of vCalendar. It has a few features > that vCal doesn't support and should be your choice, unless you know > there's a reason to use the earlier version. > > -- > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP > Author of > Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > > > "Brandon" <bsmith(a)presentationsdirect.nospam.com> wrote in message > news:udIeTJtEFHA.2700(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> What is the difference between the iCalendar (.ics) and the vCalendar >> (.vcs) formats? When I go to File > Save As I see options for both >> formats, but not sure what is different about them. >> >> -- >> Brandon Smith >> IT Director >> Presentations Direct - Specialized Office Equipment & Supplies >> http://www.presentationsdirect.com >> >> > >
From: Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] on 14 Feb 2005 16:09 > that's odd that microsoft wouldn't post ANY info on iCalendar if it's the > newer version. I don't know what you mean by that. > Also, I'm wanting to set these up as links on a website so people can add > events to their calendars. Would I run into compatibility issues here > with earlier versions of Outlook (I'm using 2003)? Outlook 2000 can't handle reminders. Leave them out and you should be find (barring unforeseen quirks). -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp(a)outlookcode.com> wrote in message > news:OFsd3dtEFHA.3728(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> iCalendar is essentially version 2.0 of vCalendar. It has a few features >> that vCal doesn't support and should be your choice, unless you know >> there's a reason to use the earlier version. >> >> >> "Brandon" <bsmith(a)presentationsdirect.nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:udIeTJtEFHA.2700(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >>> What is the difference between the iCalendar (.ics) and the vCalendar >>> (.vcs) formats? When I go to File > Save As I see options for both >>> formats, but not sure what is different about them.
From: Brandon on 15 Feb 2005 12:24 What I mean by MS not posting any info on the iCalendar format is that if you do a search in Outlook help of office online, you find no information on what .ics is or how it's different than .vcs or why I would want to use .ics over .vcs or vice versa. -- Brandon Smith IT Director Presentations Direct - Specialized Office Equipment & Supplies http://www.presentationsdirect.com "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp(a)outlookcode.com> wrote in message news:uhLHzOuEFHA.3492(a)TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> that's odd that microsoft wouldn't post ANY info on iCalendar if it's >> the newer version. > > I don't know what you mean by that. > >> Also, I'm wanting to set these up as links on a website so people can add >> events to their calendars. Would I run into compatibility issues here >> with earlier versions of Outlook (I'm using 2003)? > > Outlook 2000 can't handle reminders. Leave them out and you should be find > (barring unforeseen quirks). > -- > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP > Author of > Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > >> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp(a)outlookcode.com> wrote in message >> news:OFsd3dtEFHA.3728(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >>> iCalendar is essentially version 2.0 of vCalendar. It has a few features >>> that vCal doesn't support and should be your choice, unless you know >>> there's a reason to use the earlier version. >>> >>> >>> "Brandon" <bsmith(a)presentationsdirect.nospam.com> wrote in message >>> news:udIeTJtEFHA.2700(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >>>> What is the difference between the iCalendar (.ics) and the vCalendar >>>> (.vcs) formats? When I go to File > Save As I see options for both >>>> formats, but not sure what is different about them. > >
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